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Definition of shrill adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    shrill

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ʃrɪl//
     
    (shriller, shrillest)
     
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  1. 1(of sounds or voices) very high and loud, in an unpleasant way synonym piercing a shrill voice
  2. 2loud and determined but often unreasonable shrill demands/protests
shrilly
 
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NAmE//ˈʃrɪlli//
 
adverb She laughed shrilly.
shrillness
 
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noun [uncountable]See shrill in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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